A mandatory reaction before going under.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
As the international break is in full swing, the time has come for an initial assessment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The Premier League<\/a>, La Liga, Serie A<\/a>, Bundesliga and Ligue 1<\/a> have been underway for a few weeks now, and already some heavyweights are struggling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Here\u2019s an overview of those \u201cbig\u201d clubs that are having a hard time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Marseille\u2019s start to the season is turning into a national drama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n After a misleading opening win against Strasbourg, OM followed up with a string of disappointments in Ligue 1. Lacking defensive structure and weighed down by home defeats to Paris FC and PSG, Marseille are stuck in a worrying 17th place in the table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The pressure is already at its peak on the bench and in the stands, where doubt has returned at lightning speed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Old Trafford thought it had finally found stability, but Manchester\u2019s demons quickly resurfaced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n With just one win from their first four matches and a dismal 12th place in the Premier League, the Red Devils are treading water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Unable to impose a consistent rhythm and too vulnerable in transition, they are already significantly behind the leading pack headed by Arsenal and Manchester City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Once feared across the continent, the Ch\u00e9 club is going through dark times this September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Stuck in La Liga\u2019s relegation zone with just one win in its first seven matches, Valencia sits near the very bottom of the Spanish league table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Between internal unrest and a crisis in sporting efficiency, the club\u2019s situation is cause for concern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Season after season goes by, and the rebuilding process is still slow to bear fruit at Gladbach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Defensively fragile and shaky in key moments, the Foals are dropping too many points against direct Bundesliga rivals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The club, used to competing in Europe at the start of the decade, is struggling to climb out of the bottom of the table and is seeing doubt take hold in the dressing room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n After four matchdays, Marcus Thuram\u2019s former club still does not have a single point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n With only two points from five matches and a worrying 20th place in the Premier League standings, Tottenham are enduring a nightmarish start to the season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On the pitch, defensive fragility and a glaring lack of efficiency are weighing the Spurs<\/a> down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The new signings are struggling to adapt, leaving De Zerbi\u2019s club stuck at the bottom of the table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Olympique de Marseille<\/a> (17th): fire at the V\u00e9lodrome<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f Manchester United<\/a> (12th): the same old story<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Valencia<\/a> CF (19th): the downward spiral continues<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach<\/a> (18th): the machine has stalled<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f Tottenham (20th): investments that are not paying off<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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